7 Days Seychelles Tour Holidays and Uganda Safari

Your Seychelles Tour Holidays begins with arrival at Seychelles International Airport on Mahé Island, where you'll be welcomed by your representative and transferred to your beachfront resort, approximately 30 minutes (25km) along scenic coastal roads. This first day of your Seychelles Tour Holidays allows you to unwind on the famous Beau Vallon Beach, known locally as "Anba Pyé" (Under the Feet), with its 3km stretch of pristine white sand. Your Seychelles Tour Holidays experience starts with a welcome dinner at your resort, where you can sample fresh seafood while watching the sun set over the Indian Ocean, setting the perfect tone for the adventures to come.

Wake to the sound of gentle waves on day two of your Seychelles Tour Holidays and embark on a guided tour of Mahé Island, covering approximately 154 square kilometers with highlights including the capital Victoria and the stunning viewpoint at Mission Lodge, located 45 minutes (20km) from your resort. Your Seychelles Tour Holidays continues with a visit to the colorful Sir Selwyn Selwyn-Clarke Market and the botanical gardens featuring endemic plants such as the Jellyfish Tree, found only in the Seychelles. The afternoon of your Seychelles Tour Holidays includes time at Anse Intendance beach on the southern coast, where you can swim in crystal-clear waters before returning to your resort for an evening at leisure.

Day three of your Seychelles Tour Holidays features a morning ferry journey (approximately 1 hour, 44km) to Praslin, the second-largest island in the archipelago, known locally as "Isle de Palme" for its lush vegetation. Your Seychelles Tour Holidays experience today includes a visit to the UNESCO World Heritage Site Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve, home to the unique Coco de Mer palm with the world's largest seed, located just 20 minutes (8km) from the jetty. The afternoon Seychelles Tour Holidays activity takes you to Anse Lazio, consistently ranked among the world's top beaches, where you'll have time to swim and snorkel in the turquoise waters teeming with marine life before checking into your beachfront accommodation.

Today your Seychelles Tour Holidays includes a short ferry ride (15 minutes, 7km) to the charming island of La Digue, where bicycles and ox-carts remain the primary forms of transportation in this timeless paradise. The highlight of your Seychelles Tour Holidays excursion is Anse Source d'Argent, perhaps the most photographed beach in the world with its unique granite boulders, locally called "Ros Granit," creating dramatic landscapes against white sand and turquoise water. Your Seychelles Tour Holidays continues with a traditional Creole lunch at a local restaurant before cycling around the island to discover hidden coves and the L'Union Estate coconut plantation before returning to Praslin in the late afternoon.

Your Seychelles Tour Holidays transitions today as you fly from Seychelles to Entebbe, Uganda (approximately 4 hours), followed by a domestic flight to Kasese and a 1-hour drive (40km) to Queen Elizabeth National Park, nestled between Lakes Edward and George. This exciting new phase of your Seychelles Tour Holidays introduces you to the diverse African savannah ecosystem known locally as "Kyambura," home to tree-climbing lions, elephants, and numerous antelope species. Your Seychelles Tour Holidays safari experience begins with an evening game drive along the Kasenyi Plains, offering your first glimpses of Uganda's incredible wildlife before checking into your safari lodge overlooking the Kazinga Channel.

Day six of your Seychelles Tour Holidays begins with an early morning game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park, followed by a boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel, home to the world's largest concentration of hippos. Your Seychelles Tour Holidays journey continues with a scenic drive through the "Switzerland of Africa" to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, approximately 5 hours (180km) through the stunning landscapes of southwestern Uganda. The final segment of your Seychelles Tour Holidays includes checking into your mountain lodge near Bwindi, known locally as "Impenetrable" or "Bwindi Ishaka" in the local Rukiga language, where you'll attend a briefing about tomorrow's gorilla tracking adventure and enjoy dinner with views of the misty rainforest canopy.

The culmination of your Seychelles Tour Holidays is today's mountain gorilla tracking experience, starting with an early breakfast before a short transfer (20 minutes) to the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park headquarters for a 7:30 AM briefing. This unforgettable highlight of your Seychelles Tour Holidays involves trekking through dense forest for 1-6 hours, guided by experienced rangers, until you encounter one of the habituated gorilla families in their natural habitat. Your Seychelles Tour Holidays concludes with the precious hour spent observing these gentle giants, sharing 98% of human DNA, before hiking back to headquarters and transferring to Kihihi Airstrip for your afternoon flight to Entebbe, where you can connect with your international departure or extend your stay in Uganda.